Kiefer Receives National Sexual Violence Resource Center Award

CONCORD, NH — A state sexual violence prevention employee has received a national award for her work in the field in New Hampshire.

Kathryn “Kitty” Kiefer, the college consortium coordinator for the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, was chosen for this year’s Visionary Voice Award from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. She will receive the award at a ceremony in Concord on Tuesday. Kiefer, as coordinator, focuses on providing a forum for colleges and universities to implement strategies to end violence against women.

Kiefer has worked to create a smartphone app that connects students impacted by sexual assault with resources and information about their options as well as tools to keep students safe. She also worked to help generate a campus climate survey used by all colleges and universities in the state. Kiefer has worked to provide technical assistance, training and resources to support community partners navigating changes to the legal landscape of campus response — including the new 2020 Title IX regulations and the new Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education law.

“Congratulations to Kitty on this national recognition of her ‘outstanding work toward ending sexual harassment, misconduct, and abuse,’ as well as for her commitment to ‘supporting survivors and preventing sexual violence,’ by bringing people together to bring about meaningful change in New Hampshire,” Attorney General John Formella said.

The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, which nominated Kiefer, also issued congratulations to her calling her a true leader in the field.

“We’re grateful to Kitty for her commitment to ending sexual violence in New Hampshire,” the coalition said. “Interpersonal violence prevention and response at New Hampshire institutions of higher education has been—and continues to be — wholly transformed by her contributions, leadership, and expertise.”

Kiefer has been in the role for around seven years.

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